2001 J.-F. Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Drink now through 2016

Drink now through 2016

this stunningly hedonistic and fleshy

but they will undoubtedly keep for many years

This is the first vintage where the Malbec takes half of the blend

brooding fruit

2001 J.-F. Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Drink now through 2016We finished in grand style. Three Corton Charlemagnes from Coche Dury were easily among the most profound, monumental Burgundies I have ever tasted. I am not sure I own the vocabulary to do these wines justice. The 2001 Corton Charlemagne was like a diamond in that each taste revealed a new facet as this extraordinary, explosive wine opened up in the glass. Sweet scents of lime peel and crushed rocks lingered on the eternal finish. Coches 1996 Corton